Easy Lemonade

A community recipe by Nikhil

Not tested or verified by Nigella.com

Introduction

The secret to this lemonade recipe is to use simple syrup, made by boiling together sugar and water, then cooling. The sugar is completely dissolved and blends beautifully with the tart lemon.

Ingredients

Serves: 6

1 cup water
1 cup sugar
6 lemons (juiced)
4 cups cold water

Method

Easy Lemonade is a community recipe submitted by Nikhil and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Blend 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar well in small saucepan

Bring to a boil, stirring frequently, until sugar dissolves completely

Let cool and refrigerate (this is the simple syrup)

Mix the simple syrup well with the juice from 4-6 lemons (strained or not, as you like) and stir well

Add 4 cups cold water and mix

Try using sparkling water for some fizz!

Pour into thermos or large jug, adding thin lemon slices if you'd like

This amount serves 6 people. You can increase the amounts of this recipe proportionately, depending on the amount of lemonade you want